It will take an equal amount of money to get it right. That said, NP. It will make a great “weekend car” for ~$20k.

Correct. I consider my pickup the ‘77 Lincoln Town Car I never had, except it brakes and handles far better, and gets 20mpg while doing 75mph.  

Several years ago, I decided that “IPA” was a mediocre beer the brewer tried to salvage by dumping a shitload of hops in.

How much for the Saab?

If I see a dog in a restaurant, I am leaving and never coming back.

It seems every decision they made was the wrong one.  

Yep.  If you can’t make payroll you are done.

I wish I knew more about this engine.  Timing chains or belts?  Are they in front or behind?  Chain guide problems?  I have my concerns, especially at this mileage.

1st Gear: Why race China? Let them kill their own people while developing autonomous driving. Once perfected, we can steal their IP for once.  This is definitely not a national security issue.

When I was eighteen, I test drove a ‘71 Challenger 340.  This writing described it perfectly.  Even stupid teenage me knew this car was going to kill me one day, so I passed on it.

Ford bought Jaguar for $2.5 billion in 1989 and Land Rover for $2.7 billion in 2000. They sold both of them for $1.7 billion.  Ford paid $6 billion for Volvo in 1999 and sold it for a mere $1.8 billion in 2010.  Forgetting the $11.2 billion they frittered away (sunk cost, I get it.), was it better for ford to recoup…

First Gear: Ford made a mistake when they sold off JLR and Volvo. They could have placed Volvo a tier above Ford cars, and JLR as their luxury brand while getting rid of Mercury and Lincoln (which they never figured out how to brand after the early Eighties anyway.) The cherry on the top would have been to have Aston…

Fox News let it slip on live TV that most of the crime videos came from Canada.

Sadly, most of the people who would appreciate a car of this vintage are no longer with us.

My first new car was an ‘82 Escort L when I got my first real job. It came with M+S tires and was great in snow. It was built well, since Ford was into their “Quality is Job 1" phase.  There were little stamps with inspector’s initials everywhere.  Unlike the Chevette I looked at, the carpet wasn’t frayed at the edges…

Where’s the subwoofer that goes with the other egregious mods?  ND.

I am a boomer, but I have somehow learned long ago to get my facts together before I open my mouth.

If it didn’t, it’s all on you.

The asteroid if left intact could destroy Earth as we know it.  Of the two outcomes, I’ll play Russian roulette with New York any day.  

Well, due to inflation and no accrued interest during the last 3 years, every $1,000 of your student loan is now only $850.